CPT code 73020: Shoulder X-ray, single view2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Nevada

In Nevada, Medicare pays $21.62 for 73020 in the office.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 73020 covers

CPT 73020 reports a radiographic examination of one shoulder using a single projection. It may be obtained in settings such as an emergency department, hospital, or outpatient imaging department when a limited view is clinically appropriate, including situations where positioning is restricted. A technologist performs the imaging; a radiologist or other qualified physician interprets the study and documents the findings.

Select this code based on the number of views actually obtained, not the number requested: use 73020 for one view and compare with 73030 when two or more views are performed. The record should identify the shoulder and side, the number of views, the clinical indication, and the interpretation. Medicare recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff, and no modifier represents the global service. When both shoulders are examined, CMS pays each side separately at 100%.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Nevada compares for 73020

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 73020 runs from $19.13 in Arkansas to $29.04 in San Benito County, CA. Nevada pays $21.62. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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73020 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 73020 rate is calculated

Each of 73020’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 73020

The CMS indicators that decide how 73020 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 73020

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 73020 has changed in Nevada

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Where the Nevada rate applies

Nevada is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 138 cities and communities in Nevada. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Alamo
• Amargosa Valley
• Austin
• Baker
• Battle Mountain
• Beatty
• Beaverdam
• Bennett Springs

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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